Imperial Fuel System Repair Information

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General troubleshooting of problems with your Imperial's fuel system.

Special Service Tools Catalog - 1956, Miller Manufacturing Co.

• Air Cleaner (including pie tins)

• Carburetor

• Carter Thermo-Quad

  • AFB Information

  • Thermo-Quad Carburetor Technical Service Reference Guide from January, 1972

  • A great site on how to rebuild a Thermo-Quad

  • Thermo-Quad part numbers

  • Year Specific Technical Sheets
    • 1953
    • 1957-1967
    • 1957 WCFB
    • 1958
    • 1960
    • 1972 Diaphram-Controlled Choke
    • 1968-1971 AVS
    • 1972-1977 Thermo-Quad

  • Cleaning (includes information about carburetor kits)

  • Converting to Fuel Injection

  • Diagnosis (including stalling problems & flooding problems)

  • Edelbrock carburetors (includes installation information)

  • Holley to Carter swap and general discussion about the pro's and con's of the two different carburetors.

  • How to tell the difference between Imperial carburetors.

  • Idle mixture adjustment

  • Read the 1951 FirePower Carburetor Adjustment booklet from Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference, August, 1951.

  • Read the 1968 Carburetor Service Highlight booklet from Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference, February 1968.

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technician Service Conference on the Holley Four-Barrel Carburetor, from May, 1967.

  • Rough Running Problems

  • Vapor Lock

  • Engine Diagnosis Using Your Vacuum Gauge

• Accelerator Pedal

• Converting Your Imperial Fuel System to LPG (for all our international members!!) contributed by Tony Vickers.

• Emissions Recovery (Charcoal Canister)

  • A good overview of all the terms and abbreviation involved in emission systems.

  • Read the January, 1973 Chrysler Master Technician Service Conference highlighting the Clean Air System and its repairs.

• Fuel Filter

• Fuel Gage

  • Fuel Pacer light (1970's era option)

• Fuel Lines

• Fuel Pump

  • The pros and cons of installing an electric fuel pump on an older Imperial.

• Fuel System issues concerning the 1981-1983 Imperials.

• Acceleration Problems

• Fuel Pump

• Non-Starting Problems

• Rough Running

• Temperature Sensors

• Gasoline Additives

• Gasoline Grades

  • To answer all your gasoline questions, check out the "Gasoline FAQ" site.  Very informative and well written!!

• Gas Tank 

  • Removal, Cleaning and Renewal (includes gas tank sealers & information on tank straps)

  • Drain Plugs

  • Filler Tube

  • Gas Cap

  • Interchangeability

  • Leaks Associated With Your Imperial's Tank

  • Pickup and Sending Unit (includes information on the gas tank float)

  • Strap

  • What to do if you get water in your tank!!

• General stalling problems not related to the carburetor (includes random speed reductions).

• Literature that deals with Mopar fuel system repair.

• Speedometer

• Starting Problems (located in our Electrical Repair section)

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